Chapter 704 - Iron-Masked White-Haired (1/2)
In contrary to the laughter and chit-chats, Ye Cang’s mind was intense. He picked up a cup of tea and looked at his folks who were discussing the plot and script. Upon landing his lips on the cup, waves of chills surged through his body and could not be overwhelmed by the heat from the cup of hot tea. It was as if there was a black hand behind him pulling him into an endless abyss. He had no energy to resist or struggle. With despair, his eyes shed tears as they were continuously fixated on the group. However, Ye Cang came back to his senses and wiped away the tears. He took a sip of the tea, put on a smile and sat on the rocking chair like an elder enjoying his life of retirement.
Lastly, due to the fact that there were too many opinions on the script, they decided to do whatever impromptu acts they wanted except for the background setting. Ye Cang looked at the overall synopsis. It was a story about the rise of the Three Kingdoms but apparently there were heroes and devils in the story, not to mention, even SnowWhite.
Avīci (Endless Hell)
An iron-masked white-haired man slowly opened his eyes after having his organs eaten by the hell worms. “If I’ve given you enough time, you might really be able to defy destiny but you’re just an image of me. A clone made from my soul. We’re one body and yet, you’re trying to forget about Qinxue…”
Suddenly, he got furious. “Why?! Have you forgotten the promise we’ve made in the first place?! The promise of staying together forever! Why?!”
A fairy dressed in white saw how the time and space in the Endless Hell got mixed up at the feeling of the demonish aura caused by his anger. Soon, the place returned to normal and the white-haired man kept his head lowered. “So, you are just my clone. You’re not me! Even if I lost my soul, don’t even hope to return to my original body. You’re not worthy enough to be part of me anymore…”
“You…” the fairy came in front of the man and said kindly, “Actually, I believe you’ve understood that even if you manage to open the Book of Hopes, things can’t be reset.”
“So what? I would rather erase my existence than to live in a world without her…” he closed his eyes the moment he finished and did not plan to answer any more questions.
The fairy caressed his iron mask sadly and suddenly felt a pain in the chest. Preventing the blood to leak out, it quickly teleported from the Endless Hell.
Midnight. The little house by the beach.
After finished composing a new song and some dance moves, Ye Cang stretched himself and came to the balcony. With his elbows on the fence, he stared at the endless sea under the moonlight. Chinese New Year. The season of preparing the angpaos again. It’s so troublesome. After getting done with them, he decided to enter the virtual world to have a walk. I have been staying in-game for awhile. It’s been so long since the last time I came here. He adjusted his clothing, brushed his tuxedo, tied his hair and teleported to the club. ThornyRose and the others were practicing. Standing on the observation deck, Ye Cang smiled. She is indeed a diligent person when it comes to this. He then turned into Piercing Thorn.
The girls were battling intensely in a 5v5.
Suddenly, they sensed something amiss with the time. Drops of sweat were floating in front of their eyes and movements became slower. From the corner of her eyes, ThornyRose saw a familiar shadow entering the training arena. It turned into Light Travel and a click of a sword inserted into the halt was heard. Ten of them were pierced either at the throat or at the heart. Before they knew what happened, time returned to normal and streams of blood burst out.
Just when ThornyRose who just resurrected was about to scold him, Ye Cang left the club. “This bastard!”
“Sister Rose, can we limit his rights to enter?” GreenDew asked.